‘The New Mural on the Side of the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, MD’
A December 2021 viral Facebook post purportedly showed a new mural painted on an exterior wall of the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, Maryland.
Did Teachers in South Dakota Compete in a ‘Dash for Cash’ Event?
Footage of a hockey team’s event was called “dystopian” as it spread online.
Unpacking the DC National Guard Miller Memo
The emergence of an “insurrection PowerPoint” in December 2021 renewed interest in a January 4 2021 memo restricting deployment of the Washington DC National Guard.
Grapefruit Antidepressants Overdose Warning
A December 2021 viral Facebook post warned that eating grapefruit while on antidepressants can cause a fatal overdose.
Charles Schulz on Peanuts’ Franklin: ‘Print It Just the Way I Draw It or I Quit’
Just in time for A Charlie Brown Christmas, an anecdote about creator Charles Schulz and an ultimatum circulated on social media.
‘Ben Franklin Left Money to Boston’
A circulating meme contained the claim that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin left $2,000 to young people in Philadelphia and Boston.
‘If the Minimum Wage Increased at the Rate of Productivity Since 1960, It’d Be $24 Today—Not $7.25’
A Twitter screenshot on Imgur claimed that had the minimum wage been indexed to productivity after 1960, it would be $24 (not $7.25) in 2021.
The Newsmax ‘Vlad the Great’ Cover
Screenshots of a purported Newsmax print cover bearing the phrase “Vlad the Great” circulated on social media.
Shelf Life of Mifepristone and Misoprostol
Amid ongoing discourse about the legality of abortion, a popular Imgur post addressed the shelf-life of mifepristone and misoprostol.
‘Dolly Turned Down a Medal of Freedom from Trump, Twice’
A December 2021 screenshot of a tweet indicated Dolly Parton declined a Medal of Freedom from former U.S. President Donald Trump — twice.